Evangeline: a Tale of AcadieGeorge Slater, 1849 - 147 pages |
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Page 71
... prairies of forests that skirt the Nebraska , When the wild horses affrighted sweep by with the speed of the whirlwind , Or the loud bellowing herds of buffaloes rush to the river : Such was the sound that arose on the night , as the ...
... prairies of forests that skirt the Nebraska , When the wild horses affrighted sweep by with the speed of the whirlwind , Or the loud bellowing herds of buffaloes rush to the river : Such was the sound that arose on the night , as the ...
Page 80
... prairies ; Coureurs - des - Bois , are they , and famous hun- ters and trappers . " " Gabriel Lajeunesse ! " said others ; Oh , yes ! we have seen him . He is a Voyageur in the lowlands of Louis- iana 80 EVANGELINE .
... prairies ; Coureurs - des - Bois , are they , and famous hun- ters and trappers . " " Gabriel Lajeunesse ! " said others ; Oh , yes ! we have seen him . He is a Voyageur in the lowlands of Louis- iana 80 EVANGELINE .
Page 86
... prairies of fair Opelousas . With them Evangeline went , and her guide , the Father Felician . Onward o'er sunken sands , through a wilder- ness sombre with forests , Day after day they glided adown the turbulent river ; Night after ...
... prairies of fair Opelousas . With them Evangeline went , and her guide , the Father Felician . Onward o'er sunken sands , through a wilder- ness sombre with forests , Day after day they glided adown the turbulent river ; Night after ...
Page 89
... prairies , Far in advance are closed the leaves of the shrinking mimosa , So , at the hoof - beats of fate , with sad forebod- ings of evil , Shrinks and closes the heart , ere the stroke of doom has attained it . But Evangeline's heart ...
... prairies , Far in advance are closed the leaves of the shrinking mimosa , So , at the hoof - beats of fate , with sad forebod- ings of evil , Shrinks and closes the heart , ere the stroke of doom has attained it . But Evangeline's heart ...
Page 94
... of a cloud on the prairie . After the sound of their oars on the tholes had died in the distance , As from a magic trance the sleepers awoke , and the maiden Said with a sigh to the friendly priest , - 94 EVANGELINE . ་
... of a cloud on the prairie . After the sound of their oars on the tholes had died in the distance , As from a magic trance the sleepers awoke , and the maiden Said with a sigh to the friendly priest , - 94 EVANGELINE . ་
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Acadian Acadie accents aloft anon answer art thou ascended barns Basil the blacksmith beauty behold blossom boat cattle cheer churchyard darkness descended desert door dwellings Evangeline stood Evangeline's heart exile eyes face farm-yard farmer Father Felician Filled flax flocks flowers footsteps forest FREDERIKA BREMER Gabriel garden gazed gleamed golden hand Happy Valley heard heaven HENRY W herds herdsman labour land light lips Loud maiden maize meadows meek morning mournful myste neighbouring night notary notary public Nova Scotia o'er ocean Opelousas Ozark mountains passed Patience paused Port Royal prairies priest river roofs rose sang shade shadow Shawnee ships shore silent Sister of Mercy slowly slumber smoke snow-white sorrow soul sound spake spirit sunshine sweet tale thee thou thought tide Unto Vathek village of Grand-Pré voice waited wander weary whispered wind woodlands words